hall

See also Hall, and häll

English

Etymology

From Middle English halle, from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house; palace, temple; law-court”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Scots hall, haw (“hall”), Dutch hal (“hall”), German Halle (“hall”), Swedish hall (“hall”), Icelandic höll (“palace”), Latin cella (“room, cell”), Sanskrit  (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /hɔːl/, X-SAMPA: "/hO:l/
• (US) IPA: /hɔl/, X-SAMPA: "/hOl/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /hɑl/, X-SAMPA: "/hAl/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔːl
• Homophone: haul

Noun

hall (plural halls)

1. A corridor; a hallway.

   The drinking fountain was out in the hall.

2. A meeting room.

   The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.

3. A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

   The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.

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4. A building providing student accommodation at a university.

   The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.

5. The principal room of a secular medieval building.
6. (obsolete) Cleared passageway through a crowd.
   • Ben Jonson

     A hall! a hall!

Derived terms

• great hall
• hall monitor
• hall of fame
• hall of shame

Translations

corridor or a hallway.

• Armenian: միջանցք (hy) (miǰanc'k')
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 走廊 (cmn) (zǒuláng)

• Dutch: hal (nl) m, gang (nl) m
• Finnish: käytävä (fi), eteinen (fi)
• French: couloir (fr) m, corridor (fr) m
• German: Flur (de) m, Korridor (de) m, Diele (de) f
• Greek: χoλ (el) (chol) n

• Italian: corridoio (it) m
• Japanese: 玄関 (ja) (げんかん, genkan), 廊下 (ja) (ろうか, rōka)
• Russian: коридор (ru) (koridór) m, приёмная (ru) (prijómnaja) f, вестибюль (ru) (vestibjúl') m, фойе (ru) (fojjé) n, холл (ru) (xoll) m
• Spanish: pasillo (es) m
• Turkish: koridor (tr), hol (tr)

meeting room

• Arabic: قاعة (ar) (qaa3a) f
• Armenian: սրահ (hy) (srah)
• Bulgarian: зала (bg) (zála) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大廳 (cmn), 大厅 (cmn) (dàtīng), 廳堂 (cmn), 厅堂 (cmn) (tīngtáng), 會堂 (cmn), 会堂 (cmn) (huìtáng)

• Dutch: zaal (nl) m
• Finnish: kokoushuone (fi), sali (fi), huone (fi)

• French: salle (fr) f, salon (fr) m
• Georgian: დარბაზი (ka) (darbazi)
• German: Halle (de) f
• Greek: αίθουσα (el) (aíthousa) f
• Japanese: ホール (ja) (hōru) m
• Russian: зал (ru) (zal) m, зала (ru) (zála) f (dated)
• Spanish: salón (es) m
• Turkish: salon (tr)

manor house

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甲第 (cmn) (jiǎdì)

• Dutch: villa (nl) f, herenhuis (nl) n
• Finnish: kartano (fi)
• French: manoir (fr) m

• German: Herrenhaus (de) n
• Greek: μέγαρο (el) (mégaro) n
• Russian: усадьба (ru) (usád'ba) f, поместье (ru) (pomést'je) n

building providing student accommodation

• Dutch: studentenflat (nl) m
• Finnish: asuntola (fi)
• French: foyer (fr) m, résidence universitaire (fr) f

• German: Studentenwohnheim (de) n
• Greek: φοιτητική εστία (el) (foititikí estía) f
• Welsh: neuadd (cy)

principal room of a secular medieval building

• Armenian: սրահ (hy) (srah)
• Dutch: zaal (nl) m
• Finnish: sali (fi)

• French: salle (fr) f
• German: Saal (de) m, Halle (de) f
• Russian: зал (ru) (zal) m, зала (ru) (zála) f (dated)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: hall (fr) m
• Jèrriais: allée f

• Korean: 강당 (ko) (gangdang)}
• Old Norse: hǫll f (1)
• Portuguese: salão (pt) m

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (compare English shallow, Ancient Greek skellein ‘to dry up’, sklēros ‘hard, harsh’).

Noun

hall

1. trouble

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Danish

Etymology

From English hall.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hɒːl]

Noun

hall c (singular definite hallen, plural indefinite haller)

1. hall (a corridor or a hallway)

Inflection

    Inflection of hall

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	hall	hallen	haller	hallerne
genitive	halls	hallens	hallers	hallernes

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Estonian

Etymology 1

Adjective

hall (genitive halli, partitive halli)

1. grey (color)

Declension

This Estonian adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Noun

hall (genitive halla, partitive halla)

1. frost

Declension

Declension of hall (type õrn)

	singular	plural
nominative	hall	hallad
genitive	halla	hallade
partitive	halla	hallu hallasid
illative	halla hallasse	halladesse
inessive	hallas	hallades
elative	hallast	halladest
allative	hallale	halladele
adessive	hallal	halladel
ablative	hallalt	halladelt
translative	hallaks	halladeks
terminative	hallani	halladeni
essive	hallana	halladena
abessive	hallata	halladeta
comitative	hallaga	halladega

Etymology 3

Noun

hall (genitive halli, partitive halli)

1. hall (large room or building)
2. corridor, hallway

Declension

This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.

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French

Noun

hall m (plural halls)

1. hall

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɒlː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *kule; compare with Finnish kuulla and Ter Sami kullɨd.

Verb

hall

1. to hear

Conjugation

conjugation of hall

Infinitive			hallani
Past participle			hallott
Present participle			halló
Future participle			hallandó
Adverbial participle			hallva
Potential			hallhat
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative Mood	Present	Indefinite	hallok	hallasz	hall	hallunk	hallotok	hallanak
		Definite	hallom én téged/titeket hallak	hallod	hallja	halljuk	halljátok	hallják
	Past	Indefinite	hallottam	hallottál	hallott	hallottunk	hallottatok	hallottak
		Definite	hallottam én téged/titeket hallottalak	hallottad	hallotta	hallottuk	hallottátok	hallották
Conditional Mood	Present	Indefinite	hallanék	hallanál	hallana	hallanánk	hallanátok	hallanának
		Definite	hallanám én téged/titeket hallanálak	hallanád	hallaná	hallanánk	hallanátok	hallanák
Subjunctive Mood	Present	Indefinite	halljak	hallj or halljál	halljon	halljunk	halljatok	halljanak
		Definite	halljam én téged/titeket halljalak	halld or halljad	hallja	halljuk	halljátok	hallják
Conjugated Infinitive			hallanom	hallanod	hallania	hallanunk	hallanotok	hallaniuk

Derived terms

• hallgat
• hallomás

Etymology 2

From English ‘hall’.

Noun

hall (plural hallok)

1. lounge

Declension

declension of hall singular plural nominative hall hallok accusative hallt hallokat dative hallnak halloknak instrumental hallal hallokkal causal-final hallért hallokért translative hallá hallokká terminative hallig hallokig essive-formal hallként hallokként essive-modal - - inessive hallban hallokban superessive hallon hallokon adessive hallnál halloknál illative hallba hallokba sublative hallra hallokra allative hallhoz hallokhoz elative hallból hallokból delative hallról hallokról ablative halltól halloktól

possessives of hall possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. hallom halljaim 2nd person sing. hallod halljaid 3rd person sing. hallja halljai 1st person plural hallunk halljaink 2nd person plural hallotok halljaitok 3rd person plural halljuk halljaik

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Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, from Proto-Indo-European *kel. Related to Latin cella and English cellar.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hal/

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Noun

hall c

1. a lounge
2. a corridor
3. short for any of the words:

   1. simhall
   2. ishall
   3. sporthall
   4. verkstadshall
   5. mässhall

Declension

Declension of hall

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hall	hallen	hallar	hallarna
genitive	halls	hallens	hallars	hallarnas